Zone 5 · July · 11 weeks after last frost
What to plant in July in Zone 5
Typical last frost in zone 5 is around Apr 30, and first frost around Oct 5. Peak heat. Cool-season crops fail now, warm-season crops need daily water, and the smart move is to sow the autumn crop in shade.
Start indoors this month
Seed trays indoors, under a light or in the brightest window you have. These are slow crops that need a head start on the season.
Nothing in our dataset needs an indoor start this month in this zone.
Set out into the final container
Transplants go into the pot they will finish in. Hardening them off for four to five days first prevents most transplant shock.
No transplanting window is open this month here.
Direct sow
Sow straight into the final pot. These crops resent root disturbance, and transplanting them usually costs more time than it saves.
No direct-sowing window this month in this zone.
Sow for autumn
A second sowing timed backwards from first frost. Fewer pests, less watering, and better flavour in most cool crops.
- Bush Bean — window Jul 27 – Aug 17 (3 gal, 9" deep)
- Bush Cucumber — window Jul 27 – Aug 17 (5 gal, 12" deep)
- Zucchini — window Jul 27 – Aug 17 (7 gal, 14" deep)
Harvesting this month
- Cherry Tomato — harvest from Jul 11 (5 gal, 12" deep)
- Bush Bean — harvest from Jul 1 (3 gal, 9" deep)
- Loose-leaf Lettuce — harvest from Jun 14 (2 gal, 6" deep)
- Basil — harvest from Jul 23 (2 gal, 8" deep)
- Kale — harvest from Jun 10 (3 gal, 10" deep)
- Bush Cucumber — harvest from Jul 1 (5 gal, 12" deep)
- Zucchini — harvest from Jun 26 (7 gal, 14" deep)
- Carrot — harvest from Jun 25 (3 gal, 12" deep)
Not this month
Everything in the dataset is either in an active window or already finished for the year. Nothing is badly timed this month.
Zone 5 at a glance
Zone 5 gets about 140 frost-free days, which fits two full seasons: cool crops in spring, warm crops in summer, greens again in autumn.
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